[Lnc-business] A couple of items concerning the upcoming LNC meeting

[James Lark]

Dear colleagues:

     I hope all is well with you.  I am writing to mention a couple of 
items concerning the upcoming LNC meeting.

1)  I should be able to remain at the meeting throughout the day on Sunday.

2)  I believe it would be worth our time during the meeting to discuss 
briefly what we wish to do concerning the 2020 census.  As you may be 
aware, the Libertarian Party has conducted projects involving the census 
on several occasions.  I have enclosed below a few references concerning 
such projects.  Incidentally, National Census Day will take place on 
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2020.

     As you may also be aware, there is considerable controversy about 
the proposed addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.  In 
addition, there is another issue involving a decision by the U.S. Census 
Bureau regarding protection of the confidentiality of the data released 
from the census.  Information about this second issue is available at 
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/363/6423/114?utm_campaign=wnews_sci_2019-01-10&et_rid=17517836&et_cid=2593188.

     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  I look forward to 
seeing you next Saturday.

     Take care,
     Jim

     James W. Lark, III
     Professor, Dept. of Engineering Systems and Environment
     Professor, Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and 
Society
     Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
     University of Virginia

     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
     University of Virginia

     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
-----

References to LP Census Projects:

*  LP's "Citizens for Census Privacy," mentioned in Dave Walter's "From 
the Chair" article, LP News, March 1990 
(http://lpedia.org/w/images/1/13/LPNews_1990-3_V5-N3.pdf)

*  LP's "Committee for Census Privacy," mentioned in the "Three 
Practical Projects for Liberty:  Census Privacy, Jury Nullification, NOA 
on the Ballot," LP News, April 1990 
(http://lpedia.org/w/images/7/78/LPNews_1990-4_V5-N4.pdf)

*  "It Just Doesn't Make Good Census to Me," Bud Ruehle, LP News, April 
1990 (http://lpedia.org/w/images/7/78/LPNews_1990-4_V5-N4.pdf)

*  "Don't let the Census violate your privacy," Steve Dasbach's "From 
the Director" article, LP News, March 2000 
(http://lpedia.org/w/images/9/95/LPNews_2000-3_V15-N3.pdf)

*  "LP's anti-Census campaign sparks national attention," LP News, May 
2000 (http://lpedia.org/w/images/7/7e/LPNews_2000-5_V15-N5.pdf)

*  "Party's anti-Census project raised public concern about the long 
form," LP News, June 2000 
(http://lpedia.org/w/images/9/9b/LPNews_2000-6_V15-N6.pdf)

*  "Libertarians oppose Census questions,"  Bill Redpath (LP chair), LP 
press release, Mar. 16, 2010 
(www.lp.org/news-press-releases-libertarians-oppose-census-questions/)

*  "News coverage of Libertarian position on census," LP.org, Mar. 17, 
2010 
(www.lp.org/blogs-staff-news-coverage-of-libertarian-position-on-census/)